Andrew Boyd Email & Phone Number

Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

Leads network engineering team by overseeing the design, purchasing, commissioning, activation, maintenance and retirement of network infrastructure. Ownership and project management of the company capital expenditure budget. Responsible for the administration of network infrastructure maintenance contracts.

Rapid City, South Dakota Area

Oversees engineering team with the budgeting, design, commissioning, activation, maintenance and retirement of network infrastructure and OSP facilities. Responsible for utility adjustment contract preparation, administration, and final documents. Responsible for the administration of network infrastructure maintenance contracts.

Rapid City, South Dakota Area

Assist in the development and maintenance of operational standards and procedures.Identify and develop corrective actions to solve the operational problems within the organization.Review network and performance data to initiate continuous process improvements and improve operational effectiveness.Participate with Network Engineering in the design, test, implementation, and management of high availability of critical network infrastructure including DLC/FTTH, MPLS, SONET, DWDM, and Control-Plane NMS/OSS systems.Complete Post-Mortem and Root-Cause-Analysis on network and process failures.Top-level support for Tier I and II NOC Technicians.

Rapid City, South Dakota Area

Second level support for Tier I NOC technicians.Configure and maintain all aspects of the network including subscriber access, packet, SONET, and DWDM systems.Provide back-office support to Network Operations.Perform MOP reviews.Complete Post-Mortem reviews.Test/Turn-up Ethernet/SONET circuits.Work on projects involving new layer 1-3 additions.Monitor the entire network and ensue it is configured and functioning properly.Verify statistics for speed, bandwidth, usage and stability.Assist with new network tools implementation and optimization.Provide training as needed to Tier I NOC technicians.

Responsible for all aspects of central office network systems including installation, operation, administration and maintenance of the carrier transport, subscriber carrier/access, voice switching, packet, and supporting facilities.Platforms included: Zhone MXK/MXP, Calix C7/E7, Cisco IOS-XR/XE/NX-OS, and Genband CS1500, Adtran, Symmetricom, Ciena 6500 and Common Photonic Layer.

Install, configure, and maintain standardized Network Management Systems (NMS), including fault alarming, configuration, log/accounting, performance management, and security.Linux systems administration including configuration and maintenance of AAA (RADIUS), DNS, and E-MAIL services.Install, configure, and maintain data-center network equipment and wireless network equipment.Develop automation tools (scripting) to assist in reducing human workload and error.

Mitchell, Sd

Assist Engineering staff with the preparation of Outside Plant (OSP) maps, staking sheets, asset lists, and drawings.